The Walk: 10 Miles A ramble along the Wandle trail encompassing both sources at Beddington and Carshalton and ending at Earlsfield. Mainly shady. Not much mud at present. Flat. Drop out points Carshalton ( train back to London) Morden ( Northern Line and buses) Colliers Wood ( buses and Northern Read more
3rd February. Initially conceived as starting from Harold Wood and ending at Rainham this new walk was truncated to a long stroll due to the daunting prospect of rail replacement bus between Stratford and Harold Wood. Despite a long journey to the far reaches of the District Line, eighteen people Read more
CHANGES to start point and length. Due to bus replacement and general tedium of the first part of the advertised walk I have decided to shorten it! So it’s more of a stroll than a walk – but will be of particular interest to bird watchers The Walk – 5 Read more
The inspiration for this walk came from an article in Tate magazine by Jay Bernard, British writer, artist and activist. In the June 2022 issue he takes a walk from Henry Tate’s mausoleum in West Norwood to the resting place in the City of Henry Tulse – slave trader and Lord Read more
This walk is for Black History Month. Along the route I draw attention to the blue plaques and memorials commemorating people and events relevant to Black history – mainly in the UK . We also see several of the famous Brixton murals. The route is about 6 miles and all on hard Read more
Distance: 11 miles. TRAVEL Train leaves St Pancras international at 9.20. Destination is Ramsgate but we change at Strood. (depart Strood 9.54 arrive Halling 10.03). Get a single to Halling. It seems the sooner you book the cheaper it will be. I have just paid £7.20 but noticed the price rises day by day. You can get a Read more
NINE miles Travel Train leaves St Pancras at 10.18. Arrives at St Albans City 10.52 Also calls at: Elephant and Castle 10.04 Farringdon 10.14 Blackfriars 10.08 I will get on the train at Tooting. Buy a return from Elstree and Borehamwood. £5 with a senior rail card There are several trains Read more
This walk, advertised several times previously, had never actually been completed. True to form, although completed on January 21st it was still not as intended. Previous attempts to complete the circle have resulted in the Caterham to Woldingham, Caterham to Oxted and Caterham to Hurst Green variations – mainly due Read more
It is hard to say how many Morley Ramblers actually did this walk; 17 were counted when we set off from Norbury station, 23 enjoyed lunch at the Rookery café on Streatham Common and eleven made it for tea! Thus the advantages of an urban walk with many opportunities to Read more
October 15th 2022. Despite a forecast for showers and cloud, the sun shone brightly on the ten Morley Ramblers who set off to explore the redways and parkland that surround Milton Keynes. Much derided for its concrete cows, Milton Keyes has now come of age; the beautiful trees so carefully Read more